The Vintage Journal Barossa Guide 2026

Two Hands Wines Aerope Grenache 2021

G 95

Deep medium crimson. Attractive complexity, strawberry, boysenberry, bitumen, panforte and hint waxy aromas. Concentrated and expansive, sweet berry fruits, mocha, panforte and hint black olive. Plentiful, slinky fine-grain tannins. Attractive density and vigour. Now–2035 Elderton Winifred Grenache 2025 G 94+ Medium crimson. Red plum, cranberry, boysenberry, hint bush- garrigue and graphite notes. Supple and richly flavoured musky plum, boysenberry, attractive sweet red liquorice and savoury sarsaparilla flavours. Elegantly framed with plentiful chalky tannins, the wine builds up to a firm minerally finish. A vigour and structure that promises a long cellaring potential. Now–2036 Arila Gardens Single Vineyard Grenache 2024 G 94 Medium-deep crimson. Attractive dark plum, black cherry, graphite, hint herb garden notes. Supple and inky, attractive vinosity and sweet berry mid-palate, structured with firm, chalky tannins and lovely flow. An ageworthy grenache. Now–2036 Chaffey Bros. Wine Co. La Resistance Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre 2024 G 94 Classic grenache-led red fruits, bright cherries and plums to the fore on the aroma with dry, savoury characters, peppery spice and violet. Delivers vibrant yet elegant flavours in juicy black and red fruits rolling out with high spice notes and a gentle note of meaty, rustic savouriness. Fleshy tannins throughout finishing with a bright acidity. Medium-term ageing. Now–2031 Elderton Wellington Grenache 2025 G 94 Medium crimson. Lifted red fruits, raspberry, rhubarb aromas with marzipan and a hint of herb garden. Richly flavoured wine with sweet red fruits, hint of cola and marzipan – attractive mid-palate viscosity. Finishes chalky with good density and vigour. An expressive wine with promising future. Now–2034

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